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Welcome to Proctor ...

So far, we found very little information about Proctor. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Proctor to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Proctor, please Contact Us.


Proctor would have been located within present day Elko County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Proctor is 5,550 feet [1,692 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Proctor is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Proctor was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Proctor was located: 775

Communities Also Named Proctor ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Proctor - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas, Vermont, Washington and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Proctor.

Communities near Proctor ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Proctor.

  • West Wendover
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Wendover
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Shafter ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Shafter is located in Elko County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shafter
  • Oasis
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Cobre ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cobre is located in Elko County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobre
  • Loray
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Loray is located in Elko County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loray
  • Toano ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Toano is located in Elko County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toano
    • Toano has also been known as:
    • Toana
    • Tuana
    • Tuanna
  • Blair
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Blair is located in Tooele County (UT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
  • Hogan ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Hogan is located in Elko County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogan
    • Hogan has also been known as:
    • Hogen
  • Spruce ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Spruce is located in Elko County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Proctor. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Proctor.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Proctor. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Proctor.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Proctor. See our Newspapers Page for Proctor.

Adding Proctor to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Proctor in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Proctor was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Proctor.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Proctor, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Elko, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Proctor - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.